Yoriko Mizushiri

Born in 1984, Yoriko Mizushiri is an independent filmmaker who graduated from the Joshibi University of Art and Design, where she directed some of her movies as Shiri-play (2005), Kappo (2006), Enyogu (2007), Lena Lena (2009) and Sushi (2011), she was inspired by manga artist Yasuji Tanioka and young painter Tomoko Kashiki.

She then embarked on her trilogy which focuses on the sense of touch: Futon (2012), Snow Hut (2013), 2 and Veil (2014). With these movies, she was nominated and awarded in the most important animation festivals like Berlinale, Annecy and Zagreb.